HERALD X

Well, here is another UNDERGROUND FANZINE that was published here in MANILA during the NEW WAVE/PUNK era of the 80s. HERALD X is an underground newsletter/magazine published wayback late 1986 during the Turmoil Times in Philippine Politics and of course on the HEYDAY of NEW WAVE and PUNK scene here in MANILA better known as the BRAVE NEW WORLD scene. It features news about PINOY PUNK Pioneers URBAN BANDITS, BETRAYED and imported hardcore bands like DEAD KENNEDYS and a lot more stuffs about the latest Underground Scene back then. YUP!! It's one of those Fanzine that also featured "THE STATION THAT DARES TO BE DIFFERENT" WXB102 since XB was one of the prime movers and supporters of the PINOY PUNK scene back then. Twisted Red Cross' Tommy Tanchanco considered HERALD X as a medium to promote his Record Label

THANKS TO ROMMEL GONZALES of PINOY WAVE BAND CAFFEINE I got to feature his Original HERALD X Fanzine which he was able to preserve up to this date. There were only TWO ISSUES that were published back in 1986. Actually, there was an unpublished 3rd Issue of HERALD X and it was on Xerox Copy format that includes mostly album reviews. If any one of you have a copy of it maybe you could share it here on my little blog.

HERALD X (first issue)


HERALD X (second issue)




CAFFEINE with Cowboy EDWARD MOON,
ROMMEL GONZALES and the rest of the guys!!
(Photo taken during their LITEWAVE SESSIONS)


MARAMING SALAMAT ROMMEL of CAFFEINE!!

HERE's HERALD X
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

NEWSWAVE

"What's the Buzz, tell me what's happening." (3X) "This is NEWSWAVE!" Ooops! As soon as I hear this on air on the Legendary XB show "REQUEST ROUND-UP" of Legendary XB DJ(My favorite XB jock!!) "THE MORNING MAN" back in 1987 it means it's NEWS time on his slot. The music background was taken from the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR soundtrack and the song title is "What's The Buzz?".


NEWSWAVE is a NEWS portion about the latest in NEW WAVE and it's genres on Morning Man's Request Round-Up Morning Show which was conceptualized on JANUARY 1987. It's very obvious that the title was taken from the word "NEW WAVE".

In APRIL 1988, a Newsletter/magazine called "NEWSWAVE" was released on the underground world. As the Editors and Authors of the said Fanzine have written back then "NEWSWAVE is a newspaper magazine about anything but not everything." I bought a copy of the NEWSWAVE in HARRISON PLAZA back in 1988, but unfortunately I was unable to preserve my copy.WaaaaaaH!! The fanzine includes news about the sequestered WXB102"THE STATION THAT DARES TO BE DIFFERENT" and what happened to their DJs, The new NU107, Identity Crisis on T.V., and some news about THE BOLSHOI and U2 and a lot more stuffs!! There was also a NEWSWAVE Volume Two if I'm not mistaken. I'm not really sure if that was published too.

THANKS TO ALDRIN of Legendary New Wave Mobile HARMONIC TREND I was able to feature his copy in this blog of mine. YUP!! The photos here are ALDRIN's NEWSWAVE original copy which he scanned and preserved. So all 8 pages of the whole fanzine is here!!




The SPONSORS of this 1988 fanzine is the usual sponsors and supporters of WXB102 when the station was still on air in 1985-1987. Every PINOY NEW WAVERS and PINOY PUNKS will definitely remember who they were:



KHUMBMELA
HIGH ADVENTURE
ARTE LINEA
NIZZLE DAZZLE
DREAMS
ECLIPSE
HARD STUFF

.......unfortunately these sponsors doesn't anymore exist here in MANILA at present.

I had a chat last year with INGGO "THE MORNING MAN" ON THE XB BOARD and he was really glad that I have helped him remember his "NEWSWAVE" PORTION on "REQUEST ROUND-UP".
http://pub17.bravenet.com/forum/1390696087/show/640831

YUP!!! GREAT MEMORIES INDEED for PINOY PUNKS AND NEW WAVERS!!
.......THIS IS NEWSWAVE!!


MARAMING SALAMAT ULIT ALDRIN of HARMONIC TREND!!



HARMONIC TREND with SIR GEORGE FREDERICK back in 1987!!

What's The Buzz?
It's NEWSWAVE!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

THE VAULT MiX!!!!

Last weekend I was able to tune in to "THE VAULT" and heard the mixes of KABAYANS Dean Andrew of Legendary New Wave Mobile EYEBALL DUB and Benjie Collantes of "THE VAULT". Great mixes by these two great Pinoy DJs and Pinoy NEW WAVE COLLECTORS. So tune in again next Saturday!!
NON-STOP NEW WAVE IN THE MIX ...... AGAIN.....AT THE VAULT...STARTS AT 8PM (PST) DECEMBER 8-29, 2007
http://www.live365.com/profiles/thevault85?site=live365&tmx=1195876956109

CONGRATS sa inyo DEAN and BENJIE!!

THE 14th NU107 ROCK AWARDS

NU107 was a vital radio station back in the 80s and still rockin' MANILA's airwaves at the present time. It brought back NEW WAVE format on MANILA months after WXB102 went off the air. It also inspired POWER105 DZBM to bring back their NEW WAVE format which was removed on mid-86. NU107 is also very influencial in promoting and supporting the PINOY ROCK scene from the 80s,90s, 2000 and beyond.

Read my NU1o7 entry:

http://docmuzic.blogspot.com/2007/08/rise-of-nu107.html

The NU107 ROCK AWARDS started wayback 1994 when the PINOY ALTERNATIVE ROCK scene was very much alive. I remembered watching the first Rock Awards on T.V. and Legendary Pinoy Rock Icons performed LIVE! "LAKLAK" by TEETH was the "SONG OF THE YEAR". ERASERHEADS Pinoy Alternative Catalytic Album "ULTRA ELECTROMAGNETIC POP" became the "ALBUM OF THE YEAR". I was able to get two different original NU107 ROCK AWARDS CDs given to me by NU107 jocks back then which I will post in this blog in the future.

The 14th NU107 ROCK AWARDS was held last week NOVEMBER 30,2007 at The World Trade Center in Pasay City. This 2007 Rock Awards is as star-studded as it was from the previous Rock Awards. Performances from PINOY ROCK bands like BAMBOO, HILERA, TROPICAL DEPRESSION and many more made the event really awesome. Of coure, don't forget 80s PINOY ROCK Icon THE DAWN was also there to perform.

The WINNERS are:

BAMBOO- Artist of the Year

"MOONLANE GARDENS" by Orange & Lemons- Album of the Year

"WILL YOU EVER LEARN" by Typecast- Song of the Year

BAMBOO- Best Live Act

HILERA- Best New Artist

KAT AGARRADO of Sinosikat?- Vocalist of the Year

IRA CRUZ of Bamboo- Guitarist of the Year

NATHAN AZARCON of Bamboo- Bassist of the Year

MARK ESCUETA of Rivermaya and VIC MERCADO of Bamboo- Drummer of the Year



REKLAMO- In The Raw

Best Album Packaging:

SARAH GAUGLER and CLEMENTINE for Moonlane Gardens by Orange & Lemons

Producer of the Year:
LOURD and FRANCIS DE VEYRA for Tangina Mo Ang Dami Nagugutom Sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin by Radioactive Sago Project


Best Music Video:

"DVD-X" of Sandwich (Directed by MARIE JAMORA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn2kbvtIph4

.......and THE HALL OF FAME goes to MIKE and ANGELO VILLEGAS

........wheeeew natapos kodin yung entry!! HE HE HE!! Tiyaga noh? THANKS FOR READING IT!

-An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

DR. STIRRING RHOD

Rockin' Around MANILA's CHRISTMAS TREES

Well, here in PHILIPPINES, the so-called BER MONTHS are considered as the start of the "CHRISTMAS SEASON". BER MONTHS( September, October, November, December) makes it a season of JOY for PINOYS. The season officially ends on first week of JANUARY the following year on the "FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS". You could hear CHRISTMAS SONGS on the RADIO, MALLS, when September 1 strikes.

Eto trip kolang kumuha ng pictures ng mga CHRISTMAS TREES around MANILA.

MANILA's NEW WAVE DJ's

The NEW WAVE GENRE was very much a TREND in MANILA during the 80s. It was also a great hit even in the 90s due to some RETRO and NEW WAVE SHOWS. In the year 2000 and beyond NEW WAVE is still around. THANKS TO THESE DJs!!


I have listed here some of MANILA's NEW WAVE DJs of the era:

WXB102 JOCKS circa 1985-1987:
THE MORNING MAN
GEORGE FREDERICK
JULIUS CEASAR
COOL CARLA
THE GHOST
MICK FLAME
ALLAN K.
FAT ALBERT
IKABOD
JOE CARE
DANIEL ASH
THE BOZ

DZBM POWER105 DJ's circa 1985-1990:
The Tasmanian Devil
Harry Nolan
Chelle - D
Randy Brown
Michael Davis
Dr. D'e
Paul Hunter

NU 107 DJ's circa 1987-1990:
Cris Cruise
Major Tom
John Gregory
Gerry Why
Gerry Dris
Mark Noodles

CLUB RETRO(NU107) circa 1997-2004:
Jelly Jean
Mondo

LITEWAVE(103.5 KLITE) circa 1999-2006:
Ron South
Hilary

WAVE 180(89 DMZ) circa 1994-1999:
The Unbeatable

WAVEGARDEN(LA105.9) circa 1999-2001
DJ NIGHTHAWK

THE LEGENDARY DJs of MANILA's NEW WAVE MOBILES:
RSL
HARMONIC TREND
33 1/3
EYEBALL DUB
MODE ZERO
NETWORK 21
AUDIO NETWORK
EXILE
BURNSCODE
ANCIENT REMEDY
WAVES
CIRCLE SPIN
PSYCHO DECKO
WAVELENGHT
SOCIAL DISTORTION
CENTRAL DISTRACTION

......and of course the DJs of 99.5RT. Especially NORTH ANDREW of "THE NORTH ANDREW SHOW"(circa 1991-1994) on RT's 24K FRIDAY!!

THIS LIST IS WHAT I CAN RECALL SO IF I MISSED OUT SOMEONE JUST INFORM ME SO THAT I COULD ADD IT UP TO THE LIST....THANKS!!

-An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

DR. STIRRING RHOD

BAND AID'S "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?"

"It's CHRISTMAS 1984, And there are more starving folks in our planet than ever before..." as DAVID BOWIE speaks at the tail end of the classic Extended version of the classic CHRISTMAS song "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" by BAND AID. Of course, in the MEDICAL SIDE, BAND AID is a Trademark Adhesive Bandage or Plaster that is used to cover small wounds. But, this time as "BAND AID", a SUPER BAND that was formed by SIR BOB GELDOF(Boomtown Rats) and MIDGE URE(Ultravox) back in 1984 to give AID and relief to the Famine state in Ethiopia by releasing a song entitled "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?".

The MUSIC VIDEO of the song was the first to be shown here in MANILA on the first week of DECEMBER 1984, then the single release followed and went out to top the charts on Manila's Airwaves. When I first saw the Video and heard the song I immediately rushed to the nearest ODYSSEY RECORD STORE to buy my own VINYL COPY. WOW!! Excellent tune indeed considering I'm a great fan of the NEW WAVE GENRE and the ARTISTS featured on this Supergroup BAND AID are my ICONS during those times.

Band Aid members photo taken from the back cover sleeve of my VINYL:
(In order from TOP LEFT to TOP RIGHT then going down)

Phil Collins of Genesis
Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats
Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet
Chris Cross of Ultravox
John Taylor of Duran Duran
Paul Young
Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet
Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17
Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Simon Crowe of The Boomtown Rats
Marilyn
Keren Woodward of Bananarama
Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet
Jody Watley of Shalamar
Bono of U2
Adam Clayton of U2
Paul Weller of The Style Council
James "J.T." Taylor of Kool & The Gang
George Michael of Wham!
Midge Ure of Ultravox
Martyn Ware of Heaven 17
John Keeble of Spandau Ballet
Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet
Roger Taylor of Duran Duran
Sarah Dallin of Bananarama
Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama
Sting of The Police
Pete Briquette of The Boomtown Rats
Francis Rossi of Status Quo
Robert 'Kool' Bell of Kool & The Gang
Dennis Thomas of Kool & The Gang
Andy Taylor of Duran Duran
Jon Moss of Culture Club
Rick Parfitt of Status Quo
Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran
Johnny Fingers of The Boomtown Rats

NOT IN THE PHOTO but were included on the LINE-UP(mostly voice recorded on the song):

David Bowie
Boy George of Culture Club
Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
with special participation of Paul McCartney

Big Country Members:
Stuart Adamson
Bruce Watson
Tony Butler
Mark Brzezicki

Download the song:

DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS(extended version)- BAND AID

http://download.yousendit.com/920B41016AA4FEC0

WATCH THE VIDEO:

GREAT BAND AND SONG!!!

MANILA'S CHRISTMAS NEW WAVE PARTY!!

Well, here is another NEW WAVE PARTY happening in MANILA. A Pre-CHRISTMAS Treat organized by POGZ and the rest of it's sponsors. So PINOY NEW WAVERS gather around the CHRISTMAS TREE and LET'S ROCK AND ROLL to the NEW WAVE BEAT !!




A NIGHTMIX BEFORE CHRISTMAS
A CHRISTMAS NEW WAVE PARTY
DECEMBER 11, 2007
BISTRO 110, PALANCA ST., MAKATI CITY

NEW WAVE VINYL MIXING FROM ERWIN, MARLON(WAVEMASTER), MANNY, JOJO AND FIED .
ADMISSION IS FREE!
STARTS AT 8PM!
BISTRO 110, RADICALS, CRATECRUSADERS & BEBOP RECORDS.

Three Tunes To Share!!

DOWN TO EARTH(extended)- CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
http://download.yousendit.com/76A4EEC91DD1BF9A








RAIN- SOPHIE AND PETER JOHNSTON
http://download.yousendit.com/7C96B1C67DF2D8FA











EVERY OTHER NIGHT- PAUL CHASTAIN
http://download.yousendit.com/BD6D35B07C0D98CE


Hope you'll like it!!

DR. STIRRING RHOD

U2 18 SINGLES

Early this year "U2 18 SINGLES" CD was released here in MANILA on two pressing. An imported and a local(more affordable) version with different prices. Well, for me this compilation is good for those who's not into their music before and would try to know and discover them. For U2 afficionados on the otherhand, this compilation album would be just another set on their collection. Not really that intense for this IRISH BAND who was first introduced here in MANILA by both WXB102 and DZBM POWER105 back in 1985 with "SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY" and "NEW YEAR'S DAY". This compilation album includes 16 of their successful singles with two additional tracks namely "The Saints Are Coming" which is a collaboration with Green Day, and a new track entitled "Window In The Skies". Of course, Pinoy New Wavers knows this great Irish Band is a total hit here in MANILA with a lot of their songs played on NEW WAVE RADIOS which were not included on the CD. A BONUS LIVE DVD entitled "Vertigo: Live from Milan" was also released as a U2 18SINGLES Deluxe Edition. The DVD features a highlight of 10- songs from the band's 25-song set in Milan, Italy during the Vertigo Tour in 2005.

The CD COVER is also the BOOK COVER of their AUTOBIOGRAPHY entitled "U2 BY U2"which was written by all four members of the band namely: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. I got interested with the book so I decided to buy it to have the first hand info from the band members themselves. The book is great and have good insights of what the band went through on their entire musical career.I even remembered the defunct TOWER RECORDS PHILIPPINES branded them as "THE GREATEST BAND ON EARTH" when they released almost all their CD discography wayback 2004 because U2's band line-up remained intack after all these years.


TRACKLISTING:

1) Beautiful Day
2) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
3) Pride (In the Name of Love)
4) With or Without You
5) Vertigo
6) New Year's Day
7) Mysterious Ways
8) Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
9) Where the Streets Have No Name
10) Sweetest Thing
11) Sunday Bloody Sunday
12) One
13) Desire
14) Walk On
15) Elevation
16) Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
17) The Saints Are Coming
18) Window in the Skies

MABUHAY TO U2!!!

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
http://download.yousendit.com/0402FCCD20E4AB8A

More Than JUST THE MUSIC!

A current batch of PHILIPPINE RELEASES CDs at affordable prices. The Entire set is called "MORE THAN JUST THE MUSIC". Here, in the photo I've taken on a Record Bar, it features 15 CDs which are branded as "BEST OF","GREATEST HITS", "COLLECTION". The ARTISTS are:

1) BRYAN ADAMS
2) THE CURE
3) DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
4) INXS
5) ELTON JOHN
6) TEARS FOR FEARS
7) BON JOVI
8) THE HOUSEMARTINS
9) JIMMY HENDRIX
10)LIFEHOUSE
11)PULP
12)STEREO MC's
13)SUPERTRAMP
14)SHERYL CROW
15)BLINK 180

SHELL FERRARI CARS

SHELL Gasoline Station has a promo right now on having FERRARI TOY CARS whenever you buy their products. Of course, you have to buy these great toy cars in an affordable price. Since, I usually gas-up my Car at Shell Station then I was able to get these stuffs. I'm not a real HARDCORE Toy Collector, but I have to have these COOL STUFFS so I decided to complete the ENTIRE SIX FERRARI CAR COLLECTION. He He He!!




The Six FERRARI CARS available are:
1) F1
2) F50
3) F430

4) 575 Superamerica
5) 360 Spider
6) Enzo

LIFE!!

Recently, a death of a DEAR ONE came and I just realize again that LIFE is just too short. It's not how you die, but how you live your LIFE. "LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST"....as the saying would go. Then, I got a chance to listen to some Inspirational and Uplifting music on the funeral. Here are the 5 CDS I've listened to:

1) 25 PRAISE & WORSHIP SONGS YOU LOVE TO SING
2) TOUCHED BY LOVE (sung by daughters of SAINT PAUL)
3) JESUIT MUSIC FOR MEDITATION vespers

4) ON WINGS OF PEACE (Instrumental Music For Prayer and Meditation)

5) CHANGE MY HEART OH GOD Volume Two(10 best loved worship classic from Vineyard Music)

.....May You REST IN PEACE!!
.....WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!

TRAINSPOTTING

In 1996, a cult film entitled "TRAINSPOTTING" was shown here in MANILA. I was very much interested to see the film on the big screen because of the reviews I read before it was shown here in MANILA. "TRAINSPOTTING" was indeed a deep film about life on Heroin Addiction. It stars EWAN McGREGOR (young Obi-Wan Kenobi on STAR WARS episode I,II,II) as Mark Renton. The film was based on an Irvine Welsh's novel which depicted on the life of Mark Renton as a drug-dependent person who struggles through life. It was directed by Danny Boyle. A great cult film indeed with a great soundtrack!!!
Listening to the music on the film made me bought the ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE soundtrack which includes music from NEW ORDER, IGGY POP, PRIMAL SCREAM, UNDERWORLD,etc. Definitely a great score for music enthusiast like me who loves this kind of music. Then a follow-up SOUNDTRACK was released due to the success of the first one. WOW!! Indeed another great collection of tunes from DAVID BOWIE, JOY DIVISION, HEAVEN 17,etc so I have to buy it. This second offering includes cuts which weren't included on the first one and also some songs that didn't appear on the final film, but were included at earlier stages or were used as inspiration by the filmmakers.

Definitely two great CDs for your collection!!! ANG GALING!!!

TRACKLISTING:

Trainspotting(Music from the Motion Picture)

1) Lust for Life- Iggy Pop
2) Deep Blue Day- Brian Eno
3) Trainspotting- Primal Scream
4) Atomic - Sleeper
5) Temptation - New Order
6) Nightclubbing- Iggy Pop
7) Sing- Blur
8) Perfect Day- Lou Reed
9) Mile End- Pulp
10)For What You Dream Of - (FULL-ON RENAISSANCE MIX) - Bedrock featuring KYO
11)– 2:1 – Elastica
12)A Final Hit- Leftfield

13)Born Slippy .NUXX- Underworld
14)Closet Romantic- Damon Albarn

Trainspotting #2(Music from the Motion Picture, Vol. #2)

1) Choose Life- PF Project
2) The Passenger - Iggy Pop

3) Dark & Long (Dark Train) - Underworld
4) Carmen Suite No.2- Georges Bizet
5) Statuesque - Sleeper
6) Golden Years - David Bowie
7) Think About the Way - Ice MC
8) A Final Hit- Leftfield
9) Temptation- Heaven 17
10)Nightclubbing (BABY DOC REMIX)- Iggy Pop

11)Our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three
12)Come Together- Primal Scream
13)Atmosphere- Joy Division
14)Inner City Life - Goldie
15)Born Slippy .NUXX (DARREN PRICE MIX) - Underworld

Some WXB102, DZBM POWER105, and NU107 staples are included on the two CDs. My favorite would be "ATMOSPHERE" by JOY DIVISION which is I consider a very eerie song and specially Ian Curtis vocals on it is just cool. "Passenger" by IGGY POP is a staple on 103.5 KLITE's LITEWAVE.